On Wed, 02 May 2012 10:37:38 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>I don't think I've ever eaten papaya before. But the market had a
>sale & there was an nice looking ethnic lady looking them all over, so
>I asked her if she could give me some pointers on picking a good one.
>
>Followed the rules of most melons with soft/color, sniff test, no
>blemishes. . .
>
>And it was easy to find a 'perfect one'. So with high hopes, as soon
>as I got home I sliced off a bit. The color and texture had me
>even more convinced that *this* was the perfect papaya.
>
>Then I ate a piece. Mmmmm. . . smooth, sweet. . . . dirty socks.
>
>Daughter says it tastes good. I can't get the 'dirty sock' taste
>out of my mouth.
>
>Papaya joins scotch, cilantro, avocado and EVOO in the
>tastes-good-to-others-but-not-to-me category. Bummer. If I could
>get past the dirty socks taste there seems to be a good flavor back
>there someplace.

How do you know how dirty socks taste?